Must be magic

[famousguy]

So my 14 year old son's sled is about 15 miles short of 8000 miles. It was warm and sunny on the trail Saturday, so I thought it was time to get myself down in the snow and check his slides out.

Sure enough, they still have a lot of meat left on them.

I will now wait until it has 10000 on it to check them again.

They just don't seem to wear out.

 

[indy_500]

so what's the trick? you going to let us all in on it yet? i get about 3k out of mine before they wear down in the same spot.

 

[famousguy]

so what's the trick? you going to let us all in on it yet? i get about 3k out of mine before they wear down in the same spot.

No trick indy. Mine wear down quickly in one spot as well, but then they never seem to wear anymore. Next time you change them at 3000 miles, cut them in half at the thinnest spot, and you will see that they still have a ton left.

 

[lofsfire]

No trick indy. Mine wear down quickly in one spot as well, but then they never seem to wear anymore. Next time you change them at 3000 miles, cut them in half at the thinnest spot, and you will see that they still have a ton left.

Then use that piece as your gauge. I keep a little section of my thinnest and of new for reference. Saved myself a lot of work on a few occasion now. Allway seams to look worse on the sled than off. Then my as well change it at the point.

 

[indy_500]

just quick question with you running so many miles on your slides, do you continually change the track tension? That's one of the biggest reasons i change my slides.

 

[famousguy]

just quick question with you running so many miles on your slides, do you continually change the track tension? That's one of the biggest reasons i change my slides.

No, I check the tension at the beginning of the year. I will check it again next fall.

 

[indy_500]

No, I check the tension at the beginning of the year. I will check it again next fall.

ok just wondering, i think since the slides were getting worn down on the 700's, the track was more loose and caused the stud to hit the heat exchanger and got torn out.

 

[polarisrider1]

ok just wondering, i think since the slides were getting worn down on the 700's, the track was more loose and caused the stud to hit the heat exchanger and got torn out.

Ahhh!!! the truth comes out. Guilty. Case closed... Next!

 

[ubee]

A easy go-no go guage can be used to check thickness in the thinist spot. Take a 10 mm open end wrench , see if you can slide the jaws onto the thinist part.if you can you are down in the change soon range.